News of The Day – 10 February 2024

• About M.S Swaminathan and His Contribution
• About PV Narasimha Rao and His Legacy
• About Chaudhary Charan Singh and His Contribution
• Additional Reading: India’s Highest Civilian Awards: Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards.

• What is Dhokra Shilpkala, and what are its unique features?
• Additional Reading: About Lost-Wax Technique.
• History of Metal casting through civilisations.

GS-02: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the Population

• What are the Guidelines of Accessibility Standards in the Public Exhibition of Feature Films in Cinema Theatres for Persons with Hearing and Visual Impairment”?
• What is the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act of 2016?
• Additional Reading: Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan and Its Key Features

• What is the Mana Badi Nadu-Nedu programme?
• What is the Role of Digital Technology in Education?
• What are Key Challenges in India’s Education System?

• What is a Preamble? Components, Keywords and Facts in the Preamble 
• History of the Preamble to Indian Constitution: Objective Resolution of 1946 and Constitutional Assembly Debate
• Status of Preamble: Is the preamble a part of the Indian Constitution?
• Amendment of the Preamble
•  Supreme Court, is a judgement concerning the Status of the Preamble not a part of the Indian Constitution and Amendability of the Preamble?

• Constitutional Provision (regarding the Seat of the Supreme Court)
• Debate: Arguments In-favour or Against  of Regional Benches

• What is a curative petition?
• Objective and Criteria for Admission?
• How is it Different from a Review Petition?
• Additional Reading: Constitutional Provision respect to Court of Records

GS-03: Maritime Security

• What is the IOR region? 
• What are the different perspectives on Indo-Pacific construction and its significance?
• Additional Reading: Role of Indian Navy in Maintaining Peace in the Indian Ocean.

GS-03: Indian Economy

• What are Bilateral Investment Treaties?
• What are the Significance of Revised BITs for India’s Trade?
• Additional Reading: FDI Trends.

• What is the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme?
• What are the Key Details of the Scheme?
• What is the Gold Monetization Scheme and Key Features?
• Additional Reading: India’s Gold Import and India’d Gold Mines 

• What is the Renewable Energy (RE) status and Potential of India?
• What are Indai’s Renewable Energy Goals?
• What are the Challenges to achieving Renewable Energy Goals?

• What is Olive Ridley turtles: Habitat, Threats Conservation Status. 
• Initiatives to Protect Olive Ridley Turtles.

• About High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite Vehicle
• Key Features and Application

• What are Ethical Lessons from Great Personalities?
• Ethical Perspective of Mahabharata?

• What are the Key Features of the Bill?
• Ethical Values and Virtues: Honesty, Responsibility. Perseverance

• What is Conflict of Interest?
• What is the difference between the actual and potential conflicts of interest?
• Case Study and Example